Baking your own dog cookies doesn't have to be difficult or expensive, you can easily provide healthy and cost effective alternatives to store bought treats to your dogs with ease.

K9 Instinct strives to create easy to make homemade dog cookie recipes that are healthy, nutritious and beneficial. Treats don't have to be junk food, they can be delicious and good for your canine family members!

This recipe uses grain-free coconut flour which contains medium chain fatty acids and is perfect for skin and coat health, promoting a thick and glossy coat. The raw grated carrots provide vitamins and beta-carotene which can improve coat pigment and are rich in anti-oxidants. The banana is high in potassium and tryptophan (converted into serotonin to alleviate depression and stress), and they also stimulate the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut while being a general aid for digestion. Eggs provide healthy, clean protein and will also improve coat condition!

Clara, mine eat them so fast I don't even have to worry about shelf life! lol...

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Jodi

6/18/2013 08:52:12 am

I usually keep the treats I make in the freezer.

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Charlotte

6/18/2013 12:54:42 pm

where do you get coconut flour and can you substitute it?

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Laurie

11/18/2013 06:09:34 am

I bought my coconut flour from Amazon.com, but some of the better grocery stores carry it too. Whole Foods carries it if you have those near you.

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Debbie

10/11/2014 12:19:52 am

I find coconut flour at Ingles.

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Malú

6/19/2013 06:20:35 pm

Hi, I´m writing you from México City, I love your page, but I missed the peanut butter recipe Can you send me the recipe to my email, if you have the time to do it. I´ll be thankful (sorry, my english is not very good) My name is Malú I´m a dog lover person, I have 4 precious rescued dogs thank you very much :-)

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Maria

6/25/2013 08:44:59 am

Does anyone know if this is a good treat for a dog with diabetes?

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KC

8/3/2013 03:44:04 am

Maria: Since there is no sugar or other concentrated sweeteners in this recipe, it should be fine for a dog with diabetes.

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Tina Korli

6/4/2015 03:43:58 pm

i know from experience that bananas have natural sugars that diabetics must watch their intake amount

Patti

6/8/2015 12:20:46 pm

Carrots are high in sjgar...not for diabetic dogs.

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Niki

6/27/2013 03:59:30 am

What is the shelf life?

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Niki

6/27/2013 04:00:42 am

Whoops, never mind I saw your response! I must have missed the comments!

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Patty

7/18/2013 01:34:39 pm

Again - where does one get coconut flour?

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Chris

8/2/2013 11:01:00 am

If you live in New England, Ocean State Job Lot carries a large line of Bob's Red Mill products at a really good price, lower than you can get most anywhere else.. I got brown rice flour there to make my dog some wheat free peanut butter cookies.. in fact they smelled so good, my grandkids thought they were regular cookies and stole 3 of them... when I asked where they went, that they were dog cookies, they said "Oh, that's why they were so crunchy and not sweet- but they were pretty good anyway" LOL.

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Marianne Brown

8/3/2013 03:25:29 am

At the Health Food Store

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Cheryl

8/16/2013 04:40:55 pm

Patty, I live in a suburb near Chicago, and I found coconut flour at Bed Bath & Beyond. They bought out World Market, and now carry many of these specialty type items.

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colleen

1/22/2015 01:37:10 pm

Coconut flour- these days most grocery stores have it in their organic foods section. Bob's Red Mill brand is in many stores (even Big Lots)

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Kenny

6/5/2015 01:05:06 am

You know, there's this amazing thing called the INTERNET and finding things is REALLY EASY!

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crystalwolf

7/20/2013 01:31:01 am

Patty, you can order from Bob's Red Mill and look on Amazon they have almost everything!

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Mo

8/2/2013 12:12:37 pm

my dogs and my friends' dogs love the peanut butter ones - can't wait to try these - fed them to my GSD while trimming her nails and she didn't move her feet at all

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Jennifer Craker

8/2/2013 04:10:47 pm

Thanks Mo, that's a great tip, will give that a try next time I have to clip those nails on my GSD.

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Peter G

8/5/2013 12:04:30 am

These sound as though they would be perfect for an EPI dog, in very small quantities. EPI dogs have to have enzymes sprinkled on their food, and it must be incubated, so the 350° oven would kill the enzymes.

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Khushi (Chutney's Mom)

9/6/2013 02:44:46 am

What would the fat content be of these cookies? My dog has a case of suspected pancreatitis - His numbers were elevated but not high enough to conclude pancreatitis - So we are changing around his diet to include low-fat treats and diet. I am having a hard time finding nutritious low-fat but yum treats.

If the fat content can't be determined, what alternative ingredients would I be able to use to cut the fat down??

I have to admit that I have never heard about this information I have noticed many new facts for me. Thanks a lot for sharing this useful and attractive information and I will be waiting for other interesting posts from you in the nearest future.

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BARB

10/24/2013 08:54:34 am

Can you substitue the coconut flour with something else?

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Mary Amanda Anderson

10/27/2013 10:59:59 pm

May I get a copy of the peanut butter dog biscuits? Thanks!

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Teresa

6/4/2015 04:51:17 pm

This following link will take you to a page full of recipes for dog treats, including the peanut butter ones. http://www.k9instinct.com/blog/category/homemade%20treats

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Marlene Abell

11/3/2013 03:43:43 am

I made these treats today and found that they are very crumbly. I followed the recipe exactly. My dog loves them but impossible to keep in one piece for storage. HELP

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Wanda Raymond

11/4/2013 10:49:51 pm

I would like the peanutbutter recipe

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Teresa

6/4/2015 04:52:31 pm

The following link will take you to a page full of recipes for dog treats, including the peanut butter ones. http://www.k9instinct.com/blog/category/homemade%20treats

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Suselis

9/20/2014 07:22:25 am

Hi there! I followed this recipe exactly except I didn't use coconut flower (It's $8 a bag for a little 1lb bag) and mine came out like a cake is that normal?

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Tbritt

10/11/2014 06:50:50 am

I get organic coconut flour at Sams. Great price!

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Nora Hannah

10/16/2014 12:15:36 am

I made these treats last night and they are crumbly. I know that is because of the flour as we are gluten free family. With that said, is there a way to make the dough easier to roll out for cutting? Need something to soften the dough and easier to work with. I have more to cut or I also tried cooling the dough and that helped a little.

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Tina Breen

9/28/2016 07:52:20 am

From my gluten-free baking experiences for Humans. It has true the gluten-free flour products van be mealy and crumbly, THERES A FIX FOR THAT!! When u mix your dry ingredients with the fat and or liquids, it takes longer for gluten free flours to absorb the needed fats to meld together and make a more satisfying cookie, pie crust(anything rolled out or shaped. All u need to do is let your dough sit covered in the fridge (longer the better. I do overnight) before rolling or shaping. Hope this helps

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Nora

10/16/2014 12:18:19 am

Also used Greek yogurt instead of cottage cheese.

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Jessie

12/13/2014 01:27:34 am

I can't find coconut flour in my area and I can't travel far. Is there anything else I can use instead of that?

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kathy

12/13/2014 05:17:31 am

If your in Australia. You can by coconut flour in woolworths in the cake section, near the special baking things Its in a small bag made by Mackenzies.

We have a Boykin who is also allergic to chicken. Any substitute for eggs?

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Sarah

12/13/2014 10:47:26 pm

You can use either chia seeds or flax seeds left in water to form a frogsporn like substance lol... really... the chia is faster maybe only 10 mins depending on temperature.. its hot here...flax seed you leave for a few hours and it will bind the same way an egg does. Its used in many vegan cakes as a substitute.

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Cait

12/15/2014 10:49:49 am

can you substitute the cottage cheese for anything non dairy?

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April

12/23/2014 03:15:58 am

hi im allergic to coconuts so i was wondering if i could subsitute coconut flour for rice flour?

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kim m

1/20/2015 04:31:37 am

Is this appropriate for a 9 week old puppy?

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PK

1/20/2015 11:52:42 pm

For everyone asking for the peanut butter recipe:
http://www.k9instinct.com/blog/homemade-grain-free-peanut-butter-bite-dog-treats

However, if you search in the blog for "peanut butter" you will find several variations of peanut butter treat recipes. There is also one with bananas.

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johnathan

1/21/2015 12:24:02 am

It seems so attractive :D maybe it can use for pups

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Joella

1/27/2015 04:30:51 am

Don't know what I did wrong with this recipe. All the others I've tried turned out great. This was not thick enough to roll the dough out. I added extra oat fiber flour, and still would not thicken to the point of being able to roll out and use a cookie cutter. So, I'm now trying to bake them as a cookie. So will see how that goes. They smell so good!!

Is something wrong with the amounts? Made this and it's mush. Added 2 more cups of flour plus and got something resembling cookie dough

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Beth

10/25/2016 03:53:00 pm

Would I be able to sub the cottage cheese for something like peanut butter or coconut oil? My dog is lactose intolerant.

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Mary

3/19/2017 01:07:44 pm

So yummy and versatile. I'm on a mission to cook up some stuff from my freezer so I used winter squash in place of the cottage cheese. Added a tsp of cinnamon and the batter is so tasty I had to force myself to share it with the pups!

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